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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kjetil André Aamodt
Skier
2-Sep-1971   Alpine skier, 8 Olympic medals
Jim Abbott
Baseball
19-Sep-1967   One-handed MLB pitcher
Tenley Albright
Figure Skating
18-Jul-1935   Olympic figure skater, Gold Medal in 1956
Steve Alford
Basketball
23-Nov-1964   Head Coach, UNM
Muhammad Ali
Boxing
17-Jan-1942   Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Ray Allen
Basketball
20-Jul-1975   Miami Heat shooting guard
Kurt Angle
Wrestling
9-Dec-1968   Olympic medalist, WWE wrestler
Evelyn Ashford
Track and Field
15-Apr-1957   Olympic sprinter, 4 Gold Medals
Donovan Bailey
Track and Field
16-Dec-1967   Canadian sprinter, Gold Medal in 1996
Oksana Baiul
Figure Skating
16-Nov-1977   Olympic figure skater
Boris Becker
Tennis
22-Nov-1967   Wimbledon winner at 17
Walt Bellamy
Basketball
24-Jul-1939   NBA Hall of Famer
Matt Biondi
Swimmer
8-Oct-1965   Competitive swimmer, 10 Olympic medals
Bonnie Blair
Speed Skating
18-Mar-1964   Five-time speed skater Olympic gold medalist
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Track and Field
26-Apr-1918 25-Jan-2004 Four gold medals in 1948
Brian Boitano
Figure Skating
22-Oct-1963   What would he do?
Usain Bolt
Track and Field
21-Aug-1986   Olympic sprinter, 3 Gold Medals in 2008
Ralph Boston
Track and Field
9-May-1939   First long jumper to exceed 27 feet
Bill Bradley
Politician
28-Jul-1943   US Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Track and Field
6-Jul-1960   Olympic runner, 3 Gold Medals in 1984
Larry Brown
Basketball
14-Sep-1940   NBA and NCAA Coach
Sergey Bubka
Track and Field
4-Dec-1963   Pole vaulter
Dick Button
Figure Skating
18-Jul-1929   Olympic figure skater
Lee Calhoun
Track and Field
23-Feb-1933 22-Jun-1989 Olympic hurdler
Milt Campbell
Track and Field
9-Dec-1933   Olympic decathlete
Jennifer Capriati
Tennis
29-Mar-1976   Troubled tennis pro
Tracy Caulkins
Swimmer
11-Jan-1963   Olympic swimmer
Sebastian Coe
Track and Field
29-Sep-1956   Won 4 Olympic running medals
Nadia Comaneci
Gymnastics
12-Nov-1961   Olympic gymnast
Constantine II
Royalty
2-Jun-1940   King of Greece, 1964-73
Buster Crabbe
Actor
17-Feb-1907 23-Apr-1983 Flash Gordon
John Curry
Figure Skating
9-Sep-1949 15-Apr-1994 Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist
Ann Curtis
Swimmer
6-Mar-1926 26-Jun-2012 Olympic swimmer
Betty Cuthbert
Track and Field
20-Apr-1938   Olympic sprinter
Bjørn Daehlie
Skier
19-Jun-1967   Cross country skier, 12 Olympic Medals
Adrian Dantley
Basketball
28-Feb-1956   Former NBA small forward
Tamás Darnyi
Swimmer
3-Jun-1967   Medley swimmer, four Olympic Gold Medals
Lindsay Davenport
Tennis
8-Jun-1976   Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles
Victor Davis
Swimmer
10-Feb-1964 13-Nov-1989 Olympic Gold medalist, killed in hit-and-run
Donna de Varona
Swimmer
26-Apr-1947   Swimmer, two Olympic Gold medals in 1964
Gail Devers
Track and Field
19-Nov-1966   Olympic runner
Klaus Dibiasi
Diver
6-Oct-1947   Platform diver, 3 Olympic Gold Medals
Harrison Dillard
Track and Field
8-Jul-1923   Olympic hurdler
Clyde Drexler
Basketball
22-Jun-1962   NBA Hall of Famer
Eddie Eagan
Boxing
26-Apr-1897 14-Jun-1967 Won Summer and Winter Olympic Gold
Herb Elliott
Track and Field
25-Feb-1938   Middle distance runner
Kornelia Ender
Swimmer
25-Oct-1958   Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976
Stein Eriksen
Skier
11-Dec-1927   Norwegian Alpine skier
Janet Evans
Swimmer
28-Aug-1971   Olympic distance swimmer
Lee Evans
Track and Field
25-Feb-1947   Sprinter, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1968
Peggy Fleming
Figure Skating
27-Jul-1948   Olympic gold medal winning ice skater
George Foreman
Boxing
10-Jan-1949   Champ knocks out the fat
Peter Forsberg
Hockey
20-Jul-1973   Swedish NHL player
Dick Fosbury
Track and Field
6-Mar-1947   High jumper invented Fosbury Flop
Dawn Fraser
Swimmer
4-Sep-1937   Olympic gold medal swimmer
Joe Frazier
Boxing
12-Jan-1944 7-Nov-2011 Smokin' Joe
Cathy Freeman
Track and Field
16-Feb-1973   Olympic 400m gold medalist
Shane Gould
Swimmer
23-Nov-1956   Swimmer, 5 Olympic Medals in 1972
Steffi Graf
Tennis
14-Jun-1969   Winner of 22 Grand Slam titles
Maurice Greene
Track and Field
23-Jul-1974   Olympic sprinter, four medals
Alex Groza
Basketball
7-Oct-1926 21-Jan-1995 Caught in point shaving scandal
Grant Hackett
Swimmer
9-May-1980   Australian distance swimmer
Dorothy Hamill
Figure Skating
26-Jul-1956   Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976
Scott Hamilton
Figure Skating
28-Aug-1958   Olympic ice skater
Mia Hamm
Soccer
17-Mar-1972   Top US women's soccer player
Dominik Hasek
Hockey
29-Jan-1965   Detroit Red Wings
Bob Hayes
Football
20-Dec-1942 18-Sep-2002 Sprinter, Cowboy, NFH Hall-of-Famer
Walt Hazzard
Basketball
15-Apr-1942 18-Nov-2011 UCLA basketball coach 1984-88
Eric Heiden
Speed Skating
15-Jun-1958   Olympic speed skater, 5 gold medals
Carol Heiss
Figure Skating
20-Jan-1940   Figure skater, Gold Medal in 1960 Olympics
Sonja Henie
Figure Skating
8-Apr-1912 12-Oct-1969 Norwegian figure skater
Justine Henin
Tennis
1-Jun-1982   Winner of 7 grand slams
Oscar De La Hoya
Boxing
4-Feb-1973   Mexican-American boxer
Sarah Hughes
Figure Skating
2-May-1985   Figure skater, won gold in 2002 Olympics
Miguel Induráin
Cyclist
16-Jul-1964   Five-time Tour de France winner
Jaromir Jagr
Hockey
15-Feb-1972   Dallas Stars
Bruce Jenner
Track and Field
28-Oct-1949   US Olympic track and field star
Bill Johnson
Skier
30-Mar-1960   Downhill skiing gold medal, 1984
Michael Johnson
Track and Field
13-Sep-1967   Sprinter, 5-time Olympic Gold medalist
Rafer Johnson
Track and Field
18-Aug-1935   Olympic track and field star
Shawn Johnson
Gymnastics
19-Jan-1992   Four Olympic gold medals in 2008
K. C. Jones
Basketball
25-May-1932   Boston Celtics
Marion Jones
Track and Field
12-Oct-1975   Fastest woman on Earth, with an asterisk
Al Joyner
Track and Field
19-Jan-1960   Olympic Gold medalist in 1984
Florence Griffith Joyner
Track and Field
21-Dec-1959 21-Sep-1998 Olympic sprinter
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Track and Field
3-Mar-1962   Track and Field medalist
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Tennis
18-Feb-1974   Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles
Paul Kariya
Hockey
16-Oct-1974   St. Louis Blues
Jean-Claude Killy
Skier
30-Aug-1943   Won 3 gold medals skiing at Grenoble '68
Franz Klammer
Skier
3-Dec-1953   Austrian Alpine skier
Tommy Kono
Sports Figure
27-Jun-1930   Weightlifter
Olga Korbut
Gymnastics
16-May-1955   Olympic gymnast
Johann Olav Koss
Speed Skating
29-Oct-1968   Norwegian speed skater
Bob Kurland
Basketball
23-Dec-1924   First 7 ft. tall basketball star
Larissa Latynina
Gymnastics
27-Dec-1934   Soviet gymnast, 18 Olympic medals
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Skier
19-Apr-1932 30-Mar-2009 Slalom skier, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1952
Sammy Lee
Diver
1-Aug-1920   Olympic diver
Mario Lemieux
Hockey
5-Oct-1965   Pittsburgh Penguins
Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing
17-May-1956   Retired six times
Carl Lewis
Track and Field
1-Jul-1961   Olympian
Lennox Lewis
Boxing
2-Sep-1965   Retired heavyweight champ
Nicklas Lidström
Hockey
28-Apr-1970   Detroit Red Wings
Tara Lipinski
Figure Skating
10-Jun-1982   Olympic figure skater, now pro
Nastia Liukin
Gymnastics
30-Oct-1989   Five medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics
Ryan Lochte
Swimmer
3-Aug-1984   Olympic swimmer
Jeannie Longo
Cyclist
31-Oct-1958   Preeminent French cyclist
Greg Louganis
Diver
29-Jan-1960   Olympic diver, four gold medals
Jerry Lucas
Basketball
30-Mar-1940   NBA Hall of Famer
Al MacInnis
Hockey
11-Jul-1963   NHL Hall of Famer
Phil Mahre
Skier
10-May-1957   American Alpine skier
Hermann Maier
Skier
7-Dec-1972   Alpine skier, four-time medalist
Laure Manaudou
Swimmer
9-Oct-1986   French freestyle swimmer
Bob Mathias
Sports Figure
17-Nov-1930 2-Sep-2006 Decathlon athlete turned Congressman
Roland Matthes
Swimmer
17-Nov-1950   East German swimmer
Debbie Meyer
Swimmer
14-Aug-1952   Olympic freestyle swimmer
Shannon Miller
Gymnastics
10-Mar-1977   Olympic gymnast
Jonny Moseley
Skier
27-Aug-1975   1998 Olympic Gold Medal, Moguls
Edwin Moses
Track and Field
31-Aug-1955   Olympic hurdler
John Naber
Swimmer
20-Jan-1956   Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976
Joe Nieuwendyk
Hockey
10-Sep-1966   General Manager, Dallas Stars
Matti Nykänen
Skier
17-Jul-1963   Olympic ski jumper
Parry O'Brien
Track and Field
28-Jan-1932 21-Apr-2007 Revolutionized the shot put
Shaquille O'Neal
Basketball
6-Mar-1972   Shaq Attack
Al Oerter
Track and Field
19-Sep-1936 1-Oct-2007 Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist
Apolo Anton Ohno
Speed Skating
22-May-1982   Olympic skater, Dancing with the Stars
Hakeem Olajuwon
Basketball
21-Jan-1963   Houston Rockets
Olav V
Royalty
2-Jul-1903 17-Jan-1991 King of Norway, 1957-91
Rafael Osuna
Tennis
15-Sep-1938 4-Jun-1969 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Jesse Owens
Track and Field
12-Sep-1913 31-Mar-1980 Four track and field medals in 1936 Olympics
Floyd Patterson
Boxing
4-Jan-1935 11-May-2006 Heavyweight champion at age 21
Michael Phelps
Swimmer
30-Jun-1985   Swimmer, won 8 gold medals at Beijing
Chris Pronger
Hockey
10-Oct-1974   Anaheim Ducks
Wilma Rudolph
Track and Field
23-Jun-1940 12-Nov-1994 Three track Olympic Gold Medals in 1960
Bill Russell
Basketball
12-Feb-1934   Boston Celtics, five time MVP
Toni Sailer
Skier
17-Nov-1935 24-Aug-2009 Won 3 Gold Medals in 1956
Joe Sakic
Hockey
7-Jul-1969   Colorado Avalanche
Summer Sanders
TV Personality
13-Oct-1972   NBA Inside Stuff
Katja Seizinger
Skier
10-May-1972   German Alpine skier, 5 Olympic medals
Frank Shorter
Track and Field
31-Oct-1947   Marathon runner
Tommie Smith
Track and Field
5-Jun-1944   Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics
Peter Snell
Track and Field
17-Dec-1938   Olympic distance runner
Leon Spinks
Boxing
11-Jul-1953   Olympic boxing champion
Michael Spinks
Boxing
13-Jul-1956   World Heavyweight Champion 1985-88
Mark Spitz
Swimmer
10-Feb-1950   Olympic swimmer
Benjamin Spock
Doctor
2-May-1903 15-Mar-1998 Baby and Child Care
Ingemar Stenmark
Skier
18-Mar-1956   Swedish slalom medalist
William E. Stevenson
Diplomat
25-Oct-1900 2-Apr-1985 US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64
Michael Stich
Tennis
18-Oct-1968   Winner, 1991 Wimbledon
John Stockton
Basketball
26-Mar-1962   Utah Jazz, 1984-2003
Picabo Street
Skier
3-Apr-1971   Alpine skier
Mats Sundin
Hockey
13-Feb-1971   Toronto Maple Leafs
Sheryl Swoopes
Basketball
25-Mar-1971   Three-time WNBA MVP
Carlos Tévez
Soccer
5-Feb-1984   Manchester United
Daley Thompson
Track and Field
30-Jul-1958   Olympic decathlete
Ian Thorpe
Swimmer
13-Oct-1982   Exceptional Australian swimmer
Alberto Tomba
Skier
19-Dec-1966   Italian Alpine skier, 3 gold medals
Dara Torres
Swimmer
15-Apr-1967   Swimmer, won medals in 5 Olympics
Wyomia Tyus
Track and Field
29-Aug-1945   Olympic sprinter
Amy Van Dyken
Swimmer
15-Feb-1973   Winner of 6 Olympic gold medals
Lasse Virén
Track and Field
22-Jul-1949   Olympic long distance runner
Lindsey Vonn
Skier
18-Oct-1984   Downhill skier, two Olympic medals
Stella Walsh
Track and Field
3-Apr-1911 4-Dec-1980 Olympic sprinter found to be actually male
Johnny Weissmuller
Actor
2-Jun-1904 20-Jan-1984 Gold Medalist became Tarzan
Jo Jo White
Basketball
16-Nov-1946   Boston Celtics, 1969-79
Shaun White
Sports Figure
3-Sep-1986   The Flying Tomato
Serena Williams
Tennis
26-Sep-1981   Winner of 28 Grand Slam titles
Venus Williams
Tennis
17-Jun-1980   Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles
Katarina Witt
Figure Skating
3-Dec-1965   Figure skater
Liu Xiang
Track and Field
13-Jul-1983   Hurdler
Kristi Yamaguchi
Figure Skating
12-Jul-1971   Olympic figure skater
Mariel Zagunis
Sports Figure
3-Mar-1985   Fencing gold medalist
Babe Zaharias
Golf
26-Jun-1914 27-Sep-1956 Best female athlete of all time


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